Sherwood High School
Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD 20860
Phone: (240) 740-8110
District: Montgomery County Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 1678 students
Sherwood High School, a public school located in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD, serves grades 9-12 in the Montgomery County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Sherwood High School is a public school located in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD. 1678 students attend Sherwood High School.
School Ratings
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| Test Scores | 8/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program End-Of-Course data from Maryland State Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 7/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Maryland State Department of Education, using 2025 Average SAT score data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2026 demographic data from Maryland State Department of Education. |
Posted: August 19, 2026
Sherwood High School is a wonderful school with a great community. The students are respectful, well-mannered, and supportive of one another, which creates a very positive environment. I also appreciate that so many students go on to college and are encouraged to work hard and prepare for their future. Overall, Sherwood provides a welcoming atmosphere, strong academics, and a respectful student community. I would highly recommend Sherwood High School!
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Posted: December 1, 2025
Ive had a great experience at Sherwood. The teachers truly care about their students and go the extra mile to make learning engaging and supportive. The campus feels welcoming, and there are plenty of clubs, sports, and activities for everyone to find their place. The school creates a strong sense of community, and students are encouraged to grow both academically and personally. Overall, its a wonderful environment for learning and preparing for the future.
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Posted: August 27, 2025
Both my sons graduated from Sherwood, I couldnt say anything negative, staff and community involvement is second to none
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Posted: August 9, 2025
In the 1950s and 60s I was living with my parents and brother John on Willow Spring Farm, on Tucker Lane ...and attended nursery, elementary and high school at Sherwood. Those were wonderful years...and I was devastated when my father accepted a promotion to company HQ in New York City, and we were wrenched from the warm, supportive environment. At Ridgewood High I was accepted as an AFS student in Turku,Finland, and came eventually to the International Summer School in Norway...but I shall never forget those marvellous years at Sherwood...
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Posted: February 17, 2025
This school has excellent learning environment and student outcomes.
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Posted: November 2, 2023
My child started high school this year and is in special education and has an IEP. The administration staff are unresponsive and ignore emails from parents. The only school in MCPS that continues to hold virtual IEP meetings. He was put in a Math 180 intervention but there was only one teacher trained in the program so my son chatted with classmates and played on his cell phone for 8 weeks until the school finally gave attention to him with a electronic classroom focused on Delta Math. His IEP provides a dedicated para to assist him with staying on task due to his ADD. We are 10 weeks in to the year and still no para has been hired. Very frustrating and disappointing.
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Posted: December 18, 2022
Most teachers are burned out or shouldnt be teaching. Front end admin assistants are consistently rude and remind me of the women I avoid in my personal life. One administrator is condescending, rude, unsupportive and refuses to collaborate with parents. Majority of teachers are pretty caring and accommodating- a small group of truly wonderful educators who love their job and it shows. Discipline based on what they feel like- not equitable. Special Ed is horrible- no equity unless you fight for what is clearly expected of a public school in a progressive county. Sports is the only top notch across the board department with a dedicated, hard-working AD. Almost cried tears of joy when my last child graduated. Not a representation of the whole County. As a professional, I interact with several MCPS professionals daily who are wonderful. Must be a culture there that feeds on itself.
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Posted: November 10, 2022
Excellent staff and learning curriculum, second generation of students, one son graduated and is now graduating from college with honors
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Posted: June 14, 2022
Great school for kids they have several sports activities outdoors
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Posted: June 7, 2022
Great school with amazing teachers. There are a lot of college prep classes with a high level of competitive sport teams.
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Posted: February 16, 2022
Small number of students allows the school to really focus on the students and insure their educational needs are met. The teachers and staff are really supportive.
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The school is in a small community which gives it a semi private feel. The teachers and staff are very supportive and involved with the students
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Amazing school with excellent teachers and college prep.
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Posted: March 26, 2015
The teachers are wonderful and the students are kind. This school is outstanding! Your child will feel at home at Sherwood hs
Posted: August 24, 2014
My 3 children all went to Sherwood and were extremely well prepared for college. All 3 got scholarships as a result - in different areas: academic, athletic, and music. Could not have asked for a better school.
Posted: May 5, 2014
If you aren't a jock or cheerleader don't bother coming here. Teachers are fairly nice but some teacher obviously don't want to be there. Sherwood cares more about image than anything else. Your just another number to them. My counselor is terrible and most adult there are very vain. Security sucks. My sister who graduated Sherwood from 2006 has managed to walk into school and print somthing out from the libary. She walked right past security and no one said anything, she's looks 15 still but either way that's not okay. I wish they would just fix their security system to make students feel safe.
Posted: June 29, 2013
It's awesome! Great teachers, great programs and lots of rigor. Clean and up to date with technology.
Posted: May 14, 2013
Sherwood is a somewhat great school. I attended from 2006-2010. I'm current at Towson U. They have some great teachers, while others need to find another job. First of all, Sherwood is "clique". ESOL kids stay together, jocks have a pact, and so on. Trust me...I was one of them. Most students there pour in from Rosa and Farquhar...which pour in from Olney, Belmont, Greenwood, Sherwood, and Brooke Grove. So most of us have been together for years. If you're lucky, you remain friends. Second of all, Sherwood prides itself on academics. They offer a variety of honor and AP courses. Also, they just started a new system where students can choose an area of interest in business, hospitality, engineering, technology, science, arts, or humanities. Apparently, they stay in this area and take courses relating to it for the remainder 4 years. But don't listen to me...I don't go there anymore. There are many academic clubs for students to choose from and the competition makes it even better. Thirdly, sports teams are ok...don't care too much for them. Fourth, diversity is great. Students there are from a variety of cultures. Fifth, our principal is awesome. Lastly, food sucks.
Posted: July 22, 2011
Sherwood is a great school academicly but other wise Sherwood is Boring socially. The Pep rallies are boring and to be honest the school is really segregated. The teachers are pretty cool. some of the staff are annoying. overall its an OKAY school.
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| 1 | Hammond Hills | Laurel | MD | 7 mi | |
| 2 | White Oak | Silver Spring | MD | 8.5 mi | |
| 3 | Laurel | Laurel | MD | 9.7 mi | |
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| 5 | Kentlands | Gaithersburg | MD | 12.2 mi | |
| 6 | Georgetown | Washington | DC | 16.5 mi | |
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